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Social reaction in Greece was even more irresponsible. Various teachers' unions went on strike, student organizations held protests, they blocked police stations and did everything possible to cause further instability. 

Considering this it should not cause surprise, the fact that while police in England were able to capture more than three thousand people within a week, their Greek colleagues captured only 250 for a whole month. In Britain imposed were heavy sentences for even publishing provocative and incite riots appeals in social networks, but in Greece every time there was an arrest of a young person or student, unions and parents ran to the station to prevent police action. Although analysis of the crisis in England still continues, we already know the social profile of participants, 73 percent of whom have criminal records. Similar data for participants in the December riots in Athens are nonexistent. 

The lecturer drew particular attention to the attitudes of citizens in both countries. "In England they called in and gave out those identified by the published pictures. There were even two families who gave their own minor children, because they were among the wanted by the authorities. Their decision was not influenced only by the fact that they must endure the consequences of their choices, but because they could not live with the remorse that they concealed them. This is something that could never happen in Greece." 

The difference between the unrest in both countries is huge even looking into the financial side. Destruction in the UK cost a total of 725 million Pounds, while in Greece - 1.5 billion Euros. 

In his analysis Dimitris Floudas notes that the spreads rise of Greek government bonds began precisely during the street riots in December 2008 and since then it has not stopped. "Financial analysts say that is good news not to have news. At that time Greece appeared in all world's media in the worst possible way and stayed there for more than two weeks. The picture of destruction, along with the weakened government of New Democracy and pressure from the opposition for the elections naturally raised concerns about the stability of the country. This would not have happened if the institutions operated as they should, and Greece had shown that it is doing everything possible to normalize the situation."